Exodus 5

وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ دَخَلَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ وَقَالاَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ: «هكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَطْلِقْ شَعْبِي لِيُعَيِّدُوا لِي فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ».

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

فَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ: «مَنْ هُوَ الرَّبُّ حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ لِقَوْلِهِ فَأُطْلِقَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ لاَ أَعْرِفُ الرَّبَّ، وَإِسْرَائِيلَ لاَ أُطْلِقُهُ».

And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

فَقَالاَ: «إِلهُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ قَدِ الْتَقَانَا، فَنَذْهَبُ سَفَرَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَنَذْبَحُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِنَا، لِئَلاَّ يُصِيبَنَا بِالْوَبَإِ أَوْ بِالسَّيْفِ».

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

فَقَالَ لَهُمَا مَلِكُ مِصْرَ: «لِمَاذَا يَا مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ تُبَطِّلاَنِ الشَّعْبَ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِ؟ اِذْهَبَا إِلَى أَثْقَالِكُمَا».

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ: «هُوَذَا الآنَ شَعْبُ الأَرْضِ كَثِيرٌ وَأَنْتُمَا تُرِيحَانِهِمْ مِنْ أَثْقَالِهِمْ».

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

فَأَمَرَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مُسَخِّرِي الشَّعْبِ وَمُدَبِّرِيهِ قَائِلاً:

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

«لاَ تَعُودُوا تُعْطُونَ الشَّعْبَ تِبْنًا لِصُنْعِ اللِّبْنِ كَأَمْسِ وَأَوَّلَ مِنْ أَمْسِ. لِيَذْهَبُوا هُمْ وَيَجْمَعُوا تِبْنًا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ.

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

وَمِقْدَارَ اللِّبْنِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَهُ أَمْسِ، وَأَوَّلَ مِنْ أَمْسِ تَجْعَلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ. لاَ تَنْقُصُوا مِنْهُ، فَإِنَّهُمْ مُتَكَاسِلُونَ، لِذلِكَ يَصْرُخُونَ قَائِلِينَ: نَذْهَبُ وَنَذْبَحُ لإِلهِنَا.

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

لِيُثَقَّلِ الْعَمَلُ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ حَتَّى يَشْتَغِلُوا بِهِ وَلاَ يَلْتَفِتُوا إِلَى كَلاَمِ الْكَذِبِ».

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

فَخَرَجَ مُسَخِّرُو الشَّعْبِ وَمُدَبِّرُوهُ وَكَلَّمُوا الشَّعْبَ، قَائِلِينَ لِلشَّعْبَ: «هكَذَا يَقُولُ فِرْعَوْنُ: لَسْتُ أُعْطِيكُمْ تِبْنًا.

And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

اذْهَبُوا أَنْتُمْ وَخُذُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ تِبْنًا مِنْ حَيْثُ تَجِدُونَ. إِنَّهُ لاَ يُنْقَصُ مِنْ عَمَلِكُمْ شَيْءٌ».

Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

فَتَفَرَّقَ الشَّعْبُ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ لِيَجْمَعُوا قَشًّا عِوَضًا عَنِ التِّبْنِ.

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

وَكَانَ الْمُسَخِّرُونَ يُعَجِّلُونَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: «كَمِّلُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ، أَمْرَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ، كَمَا كَانَ حِينَمَا كَانَ التِّبْنُ».

And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

فَضُرِبَ مُدَبِّرُو بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ أَقَامَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ مُسَخِّرُو فِرْعَوْنَ، وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُكَمِّلُوا فَرِيضَتَكُمْ مِنْ صُنْعِ اللِّبْنِ أَمْسِ وَالْيَوْمَ كَالأَمْسِ وَأَوَّلَ مِنْ أَمْسِ؟».

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

فَأَتَى مُدَبِّرُو بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَصَرَخُوا إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا تَفْعَلُ هكَذَا بِعَبِيدِكَ؟

Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

اَلتِّبْنُ لَيْسَ يُعْطَى لِعَبِيدِكَ، وَاللِّبْنُ يَقُولُونَ لَنَا: اصْنَعُوهُ! وَهُوَذَا عَبِيدُكَ مَضْرُوبُونَ، وَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ شَعْبُكَ».

There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

فَقَالَ: «مُتَكَاسِلُونَ أَنْتُمْ، مُتَكَاسِلُونَ! لِذلِكَ تَقُولُونَ: نَذْهَبُ وَنَذْبَحُ لِلرَّبِّ.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

فَالآنَ اذْهَبُوا اعْمَلُوا. وَتِبْنٌ لاَ يُعْطَى لَكُمْ وَمِقْدَارَ اللِّبْنِ تُقَدِّمُونَهُ».

Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

فَرَأَى مُدَبِّرُو بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي بَلِيَّةٍ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ لاَ تُنَقِّصُوا مِنْ لِبْنِكُمْ أَمْرَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ.

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

وَصَادَفُوا مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ وَاقِفَيْنِ لِلِقَائِهِمْ حِينَ خَرَجُوا مِنْ لَدُنْ فِرْعَوْنَ.

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

فَقَالُوا لَهُمَا: «يَنْظُرُ الرَّبُّ إِلَيْكُمَا وَيَقْضِي، لأَنَّكُمَا أَنْتَنْتُمَا رَائِحَتَنَا فِي عَيْنَيْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَفِي عُيُونِ عَبِيدِهِ حَتَّى تُعْطِيَا سَيْفًا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ لِيَقْتُلُونَا».

And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

فَرَجَعَ مُوسَى إِلَى الرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، لِمَاذَا أَسَأْتَ إِلَى هذَا الشَّعْبِ؟ لِمَاذَا أَرْسَلْتَنِي؟

And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

فَإِنَّهُ مُنْذُ دَخَلْتُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ لأَتَكَلَّمَ بِاسْمِكَ، أَسَاءَ إِلَى هذَا الشَّعْبِ. وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تُخَلِّصْ شَعْبَكَ».

For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.